Welcome to Litsy!

I woke up, got my coffee and settled in to read this why the house is still quiet.

Off to a good start…🚀

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a fantastic ride on the space shuttle!

I liked this book. I liked the romance and the talk about astronauts, space and stars. The writing is beautiful and easy to get sucked into the characters feelings and emotions like they're your friends. In the second part of the book it laid more heavily on the romance and I felt myself missing more of the space aspect. The biggest thing I didn't like was that you didn't get to journey with her on her first mission. 4/5

Another wonderful novel from Taylor Jenkins Reid.

TJR is another automatic read, so are audiobooks read by Julia Whalen. This was amazing. I love when TJR picks a subject, dives headfirst into research, and then weaves a fantastic story that‘s both educational and fictional gold. This is hands-down, my favorite TJR book, possibly my favorite book of the year. Book #54 in 2025

I have heard so much hype regarding Taylor Jenkins Reid. Finally diving into one of her books - Atmosphere!

Devoured this one today in one sitting because I did not want to put it down!

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Taylor Jenkins Reid is becoming a favorite for me. I loved this story. ❤️ Also, I have a comment/question for anyone who has read this. I‘ll put it in the comments section with a spoiler alert.

Unpopular opinion, pushed through 100 pages and never truly got it, bailed and said life is too short to read books you don‘t enjoy.
I love TJR and was dying to read this, but it fell short. They can‘t all be bangers😀

This is the quintessential TJR read, which means there is a languid build-up where she grabs our hand to take us with her as she sets the scene. Then, without warning, you are invested in these lives. You love who they love, dislike those that do them wrong, and mostly shatter when they do. This story will be tucked away inside me for a long while.

I started this book concerned when I wasn‘t immediately drawn in. I ended the book with tears streaming down my face. Taylor Jenkins Reid got me again.

Oh be still my heart 🥹😍!! This was nothing like what I expected! Yes, there‘s space travel and really cool behind the scenes aspects to NASA, but the real heart to it all is a tender love story for the ages. Joan is such a special character and watching her struggle with her hideous sister while trying to balance her love for her brilliant niece and the true love of her life, one she has to keep secret, was heart wrenching. So freaking good! 5🌟

Starting today on audio! 🎧
I‘ve been looking forward to this one for months!

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“Well, we are the stars", Joan said. "And the stars are us. Every atom in our bodies was once out there. Was once a part of them. To look at the night sky is to look at part of who you once were, who you may one day be.”

A PICK. But not sure if it was of the same caliber that I usually expect from TJR…the relationships were good though. And I found myself rooting for Joan, Vanessa, and Frances-truly great humans.

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I was not expecting a Taylor Jenkins Reid novel to start off by giving The Martian vibes, but I am *not* complaining. If you're expecting a nonstop thrill ride, though, that's not what this book is. Atmosphere is still very much a character study, romance, and exploration of what life was like during the 1970s and 80s: for queer people, for women, and for people working on the space shuttle program at NASA. Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best.

Wonderful cannot say enough about this book
Easy 5🌟

Came for the science, stayed for the relationships. I was excited about the 80s space shuttle idea, but there wasn‘t much substance to that side of the story. Just enough to set the plot and relationships. But the relationship building was extraordinary. Good read if you‘re looking for a romance that will tug at the heartstrings.

I am not okay. That was an emotional tsunami. Wave after wave . I ugly sobbed through the last 80 pages or so. It‘s fantastic. And just what I expect from TJR. "Happiness is so hard to come by. I don't understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it." Also, a great choice for Pride month.

This was stressful. And halfway through I wasn‘t sure if it was able to grip me like her other books did. But the ending tore at my heart just like I thought it would.

This was an UNPUTDOWNABLE 5🌟 read! Grab your tissues…lots of them…and get comfortable for a love story that was made amongst the stars.

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Damnnnn, Queen TJR does it again! This is an epic love story - for a romantic partner, for a child, for the wonder of the universe. What a story, what an ENDING! I could read it all again already. LOVED it!

Up next is the new Taylor Jenkins Reid. It's my first by her.

Loved it! So happy to read another TJR. Happy pride!

80/100🎧📖🔖
4th TJR read for Pride month
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It was great and yes, I cried.

The aching queer romance, found family, and representation of the challenging dynamics of being a woman astronaut are what I loved most about Atmosphere…but I found myself looking for a more pronounced sense of time (the 1980s) and place (NASA). I would recommend this to fans of Lessons in Chemistry that I would like to convert into fans of The Lady Astronaut series by Mary Robinette Kowal!

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Coming to this book as a fan of some of TJR's other novels, I had high hopes but ended up feeling quite underwhelmed. I agree with most that the last 10% of the book is incredibly emotional but it wasn't enough to change my view.The tone was verging on YA and I struggled somewhat to find Joan interesting.I'm not a frequent reader of space based lit but it felt like the science was lacking. There's loads of better LGBTQIA+ titles out there

It‘s a grid full of picks! One book gets the tag and so unfair to eight other books when TJR s in the mix!

5 ⭐️= Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4 ⭐️= Liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3 ⭐️= Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2 ⭐️=Nope D
1 ⭐️=DNF F

5⭐
•I don‘t even have to know what a TJR book is about, because I know she‘s going to make it wholly worthwhile, regardless, and this book was no exception. She pulls emotion out of you like no other writer. My only nitpick: she spent an overabundance of time on the romance aspect, and I just wanted to get back to the tragedy on the spaceship.
•The narration by Kristen DiMercurio & Julia Whelan was fantastically performed.

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an expert at making you care about her characters. The novel is a love story set in NASA during the early 1980s, the early years of the Space Shuttle program, and it touches on sexism and homophobia. And that ending!!

Also - I much prefer the UK cover to the US one.

Book 50/60 Page 16,695/18,000 #Read2025 @DieAReader

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Sooooo, this is gonna be an unpopular opinion but….this one was just ok for me🫣
TJR is one of my faves but I don‘t know with this one. The one good thing I can say is that I absolutely adored Frances and her relationship with her aunt and could‘ve read a whole book just about them.😅

If it didn't have the ending it did, it would've been a so-so read. Space exploration and NASA just don't do it for me, so my attention kept wondering. But I did love that ending.

40/80

I love a pretty end page design 😍

There's nothing better than finishing a book and then finding book mail in the mailbox 😁

When Target has their buy one, get one 50%off!!🫣😁😁

TJR is a pre-order author for me. I love the characters (even when I don‘t 🤣) she creates and the voice she gives them. 1980s, NASA, the space shuttle era - this story was so good . It was a perfect month to publish this beautiful love story, and the family drama highlights how important it is to insure those we love know they matter.

I meant to post this last night. I pre-ordered this one, which I really do. Love coming home to book mail!💜📘📭

I never know what I will get when I pick up a book by this author, but experience tells me I will love it, and this one is no exception. This book is about romantic love, the love for a child and the love of science & space. Set in the 1980's around the Space Shuttle Program, it also clearly demonstrates the sacrifices astronauts must make, particularly the first women in the program. I really enjoyed it. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. 4.5/5

So good! Loved every minute of this and will avoid saying much so you can go into it without expectations. I will say that some of the descriptions about space, the natural world, and love will stay with me for a long while. Just fantastic! #Bookspin #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Finished the Atmosphere ARC, so good! I am also knitting a hat for return to the tundra for a serendipitously named Astronomy knit along.